Deputies said the clerk was in a back room of the store on Debary Avenue, washing dishes shortly after 11 p.m.

He turned around to find the robber, with shirts covering his face, holding a large kitchen knife in a threatening manner.

The thief ordered the clerk to open the cash drawer, grabbed money and fled.

Despite an extensive search from the air and on the ground, the culprit was not located.

The robber was described as either a Hispanic or tanned white man, standing between 5 feet 9 inches and 6 feet tall and weighing approximately 150 pounds. He was last seen wearing black pants and a black sweater.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to contact the Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida at 888-277-TIPS.